Jack Dee reads 'Bitter Tweet' by Nico Taytarowicz Sally Phillips reads 'What Peebee Did Next' by Toby Davies Darren becomes the most hated man in the world within fifteen minutes of tweeting a rude message to a pop superstar. And when a much-loved toymaker suddenly dies, his family is shocked when he is stuffed and returned – shouting pre-recorded messages at them twenty-four hours a day.
Rebecca Front reads 'Fakespeare' by Toby Davies Kevin Eldon reads 'What do you say?' by Kevin Eldon An author of erotic thrillers discovers an unknown Shakespeare but accidentally destroys the manuscript – so has to rewrite the play from scratch. And when an ungrateful man refuses to thank a helpful stranger, the strange man haunts him by persistently asking “What do you say?”
Harry Enfield reads 'The Teacup Has Landed' by Nico Taytarowicz Sarah Solemani reads 'Pleasure Drone' by Ali Crockatt & David Scott An office worker discovers he makes the best cup of tea in the world, threatening to undermine a coffee multinational’s stranglehold on the hot drink industry. And a downtrodden librarian unexpectedly gains access to a top secret CIA site, and finds herself in control of a military drone.
Sharon Horgan reads 'The Translator' by Laurence Rickard Charlie Higson reads 'Road To Hell' by Jeremy Dyson When a hungover Sabine accidentally mistranslates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realises she can influence world politics by being creative with her interpreting. And a woman is stranded in a layby after breaking down on Walpurgis night – a night of evil spirits and demonic forces.
Richard Hammond reads 'Becoming Zoe' by Simon Judd & Alex Carter Jessica Hynes reads 'My Former Self' by Holly Walsh An unremarkable postman turns himself into the perfect boyfriend for a girl he has fallen in love with by reading her mail and absorbing all her interests. And a woman is visited by her eight year old self but lies about her life so she doesn’t repeat the same mistakes.
Hugh Dennis reads 'Head In The Clouds' by Jason Cook Stephen Mangan reads 'The Newsreader' by Jane Bussman & Naisola Grimwood A carer in a retirement home is also a crime-fighting superhero – but his elderly residents feel neglected and threaten to reveal his identity. And a newsreader has the opportunity to change history when he interviews a dictator who falls asleep with a gun poking out of his pocket.
Vic Reeves "In Space No-one Can Hear You Clean" by Nico Taytarowicz Rik Mayall "The Weatherman" by Tony Way Vic Reeves and Rik Mayall read comic tales, beginning with a cleaner who is launched into space and a weatherman who controls the climate.
Ben Miller "Man's Best Friend" by Alexander Kirk Sue Perkins "Return to Sender" by Melissa Bubonic Ben Miller and Sue Perkins tell two more twisted tales, with the story of a scientist who makes the perfect wife using a dog's brain, and a convict who manages to escape from jail by mailing herself out.
David Mitchell "The Surprise" by Toby Davies Katherine Parkinson "The Crisis Plan" by Holly Walsh Two more darkly comic stories. The Surprise by Toby Davies, in which a party goes awry when the birthday boy is rumoured to be not all he appears to be, and The Crisis Plan by Holly Walsh, where the trapped earthquake survivors at a plastics factory debate who to eat first. Read by David Mitchell and Katherine Parkinson.
Johnny Vegas "Self Storage" by Alexander Kirk Meera Syal "The Obituary Writer" by Katherine Jakeways, original story by David Crow and Oliver Maltman Two more darkly comic stories. In Self Storage by Alex Kirk, a man who buys abandoned storage lots at auction keeps discovering disturbing mementoes from his past, and in The Obituary Writer by Katherine Jakeways, a writer for a local newspaper begins killing prominent members of the community to keep her job. Read by Johnny Vegas and Meera Syal.
Warwick Davis "The Untangle" by Toby Davies Emilia Fox "Murder He Wrote" by Nico Tatarowicz Emilia Fox and Warwick Davis read two more unsettling tales, with a fairytale about a man trying to win the love of in princess in The Untangler by Toby Davies, and a man who tries to frame his wife for planning his death in Murder He Wrote by Nico Tatarowicz.
Simon Callow "Let Me Be the Judge" by Kevin Eldon Ruby Wax "I'm Still Here" by Ali Crockatt and David Scott The concluding pair of eccentric tales, read by Simon Callow and Ruby Wax. Let Me Be the Judge by Kevin Eldon tells the story of a reality show contestant out for revenge, while I'm Still Here by Ali Crockatt and David Scott features a living statue being asked to go on display in a museum to foil a heist.
Paul Whitehouse "Uncivil War" by Nico Tatarowicz Paul Whitehouse's yarn centres on a reenactment group. Carrie Fisher "Dread and Breakfast" by Nico Taytarowicz Carrie 'Leia' Fisher narrates a tale about a mysterious hotel.
Catherine Tate "The Catchment Area" by Holly Walsh Richard Ayoade "The Frogbeast of Pontfidd" by Toby Davies Star storytellers Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade spin yarns about sought-after school catchment areas (The Catchment Area) and a deadly beast (The Frogbeast of Pontfidd).
Jimmy Carr "The Zombie That Roared" by Alexander Kirk Christopher Lloyd "DI Sat Nav" by Melissa Bubnic Great Scott! The legendary Doc himself, Christopher Lloyd, narrates a darkly comic tale (DI Sat Nav) about a detective's haunted sat nav. Jimmy Carr recites a ghoulish zombie story (The Zombie That Roared).
Robbie Coltrane "The Last Laugh" by Toby Davies Sarah Millican "Abbatnoir" by Dafydd James It's Cracker-nory as Robbie Coltrane narrates a fiendish tale (The Last Laugh) about a panto that faces a bomb threat. An abbatoir worker can't bear killing cows in Sarah Millican's yarn (Abattnoir).
Morgana Robinson "The Truth About Suz" by Edward Easton and Kiri Pritchard-McLean Greg Davies "The Vexed Message" by Tony Way The very funny Morgana Robinson and Greg Davies lend their vocal skills to two twisted tales about an office awards ceremony (The Truth About Suz) and a man who mistakenly sends his boss a text (The Vexed Message).
Simon Bird "Unlucky for Sam" by Kevin Eldon Tamsin Greig "Bob's house" by Holly Walsh The final chapter - for now - of Dave's sublime story series, with tales about a superstitious landlady (Bob's House) and a man hiding a CIA agent (Unlucky for Sam). Simon Bird and Tamsin Greig narrate.
A Roman slave helps his playwright master finish his latest opus - but at what cost?
A writer fabricates an elderly relative to get time off work to start his novel - but his lie comes to life!
Dark, witty yarn about a jobbing actor who makes a smash-hit advert for tea in a former Soviet state.
In 1850, a man wakes after a long illness and finds he is being cared for by strangers - but isn't allowed to leave.
Beth is contacted by a shy girl who used her image on a dating site and now wants Beth to meet her new beau.
A baritone sells his soul to the devil to ensure his barbershop quartet wins a competition.
An illusionist performs his 'the lady vanishes' act rather too well and wonders if he has genuine magic powers.
A hapless former aristocrat stumbles upon an old house with a strange inhabitant.
